Ezekiel 8:6

6 He asked me, "Human being, do you see what they are doing, the horribly disgusting practices that the house of Isra'el is committing here, so that I must distance myself from my own sanctuary? But you will see even worse abominations."

Ezekiel 8:6 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 8:6

He said furthermore unto me, son of man
He continued his speech to the prophet, saying seest thou what they do?
the idolatrous Jews, who had set up a graven image at the northern gate of the court, where the altar was, and were sacrificing to it: [even] the great abominations that the house of Israel committeth here;
for to set up an idol where he was, and an altar by his altar, and to sacrifice to Baal, and not to him, or to Baal along with him, or besides him, or to any other idol, were very abominable to the Lord: even to such a degree, that I should go far from my sanctuary?
be obliged to leave it, not being able to bear such abominable idolatries: or, "that they should go far from my sanctuary" ^F21; depart from the true worship and service of it, and fall into idolatry: but turn thee yet again;
from the north to the south it may be; however, to some other part of the temple: [and] thou shalt see greater abominations;
or, "great abominations" {w}; for there is no necessity of rendering it "greater": but the meaning is, that he should see other great abominations besides what he had seen, than which there could not be anything well greater.

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FOOTNOTES:

F21 (yvdqm lem hqxrl) "ut longius recedant, [vel] abeant, [sub.] Israelitae a sauctuario meo", Vatablus; and to this sense are the Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic versions; "ad longe recedendum", Cocceius.
F23 (twldg twbewt) "abominationes magnas", Pagninus, Montanus, Calvin, Piscator, Cocceius. Starckius.

Ezekiel 8:6 In-Context

4 There before me was the glory of the God of Isra'el, as in the vision I had seen in the valley.

5 Then he said to me, "Human being, raise your eyes toward the north." I raised my eyes toward the north and saw, north of the Altar Gate, this image that [arouses God's] jealousy in the entryway.

6 He asked me, "Human being, do you see what they are doing, the horribly disgusting practices that the house of Isra'el is committing here, so that I must distance myself from my own sanctuary? But you will see even worse abominations."

7 He brought me to the entrance of the courtyard; and when I looked, I saw a hole in the wall.

8 He said to me, "Human being, dig into the wall." After digging in the wall, I saw a door.